Huy Fong Foods Sriracha is the most popular hot sauce in the US. But it's not popular with its neighbors, who claim the spicy peppers in the air make them sick. On Wednesday, the Irwindale City Council will consider declaring the factory a public nuisance.

Updated

10/23/2013 - 4:00pm

David Tran, the man who created Huy Fong Foods' Sriracha, has never advertised his hot sauce. Yet, that ubiquitous red bottle with the green cap can be seen in restaurants across the US. How'd it get so hot?

Updated

10/23/2013 - 4:00pm

David Tran, the man who created Huy Fong Foods' Sriracha, has never advertised his hot sauce. Yet, that ubiquitous red bottle with the green cap can be seen in restaurants across the US. How'd it get so hot?

Huy Fong Foods Sriracha is the most popular hot sauce in the US. But it's not popular with its neighbors, who claim the spicy peppers in the air make them sick. On Wednesday, the Irwindale City Council will consider declaring the factory a public nuisance.